Bennett - Hayne House

—circa 1800 —

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113 Ashley Avenue. Bennett - Hayne House.

This two-and-one-half-story Adam Style house was built circa 1800 by Thomas Bennett, Jr., (1781-1865). Bennett served as intendent of Charleston (1812-1813) and governor of South Carolina (1820-1822). The frame structure rests on a raised basement with a gable roof highlighted on both north and south elevations by a central pediment lunette and flanked by paired gabled dormers. The five-bay wide main facade has a central door framed by a transom and sidelights with decorative tracery. Windows and louvered shutters are nine over nine lights. The two tiered piazza with Tuscan columns and turned balusters span the south facade and a portion of the west facade. A rear addition was added in the late nineteenth century. Bennett operated rice and lumber mills in partnership with his father, Thomas Bennett, Sr. The elder Bennett, along with Daniel Cannon and Jonathan Lucas, Jr., were pioneers in establishing lumber and rice mills in the Charleston area. The Bennetts were also partners in the architectural firm Bennett and Son. The design of the Classical Revival style Bennett Rice Mill on Washington Street is attributed to Thomas Bennett, Jr. In 1825 the house was sold to Mrs. Susan McElhenny, whose daughter Emily married Paul Hamilton Hayne, a lieutenant in the United States Navy. Their son, the noted poet and editor Paul Hamilton Hayne (1830- 1886), was born here. In 1856 Hayne founded Russell's Magazine, a prominent southern literary journal. In the 1870s Hayne became known as the "poet laureate of the South." The interior of 113 Ashley Avenue is notable for its original woodwork and elegant central staircase..

This two-and-one-half-story Adam Style house was
built circa 1800 by Thomas Bennett, Jr., (1781-1865).
Bennett served as intendent of Charleston (1812-1813)
and governor of South Carolina (1820-1822). The frame
structure rests on a raised basement with a gable
roof highlighted on both north and south elevations
by a central pediment lunette and flanked by paired
gabled dormers. The five-bay wide main facade has
a central door framed by a transom and sidelights
with decorative tracery.
Windows and louvered shutters are nine over nine
lights. The two tiered piazza with Tuscan columns
and turned balusters span the south facade and a
portion of the west facade. A rear addition was added
in the late nineteenth century.

Bennett operated rice and lumber mills in partnership
with his father, Thomas Bennett, Sr. The elder Bennett,
along with Daniel Cannon and Jonathan Lucas, Jr.,
were pioneers in establishing lumber and rice mills
in the Charleston area. The Bennetts were also
partners in the architectural firm Bennett and Son.
The design of the Classical Revival style Bennett Rice Mill on Washington Street is attributed to Thomas Bennett, Jr.

In 1825 the house was sold to Mrs. Susan McElhenny,
whose daughter Emily married Paul Hamilton Hayne, a
lieutenant in the United States Navy.

By Mike Stroud, December 18, 2011

2. 113 Ashley Avenue Bennett - Hayne House, southside with Marker

Their son, the
noted poet and editor Paul Hamilton Hayne (1830-
1886), was born here. In 1856 Hayne founded Russell's Magazine, a prominent southern literary journal. In the 1870s Hayne became known as the "poet laureate of the South."

The interior of 113 Ashley Avenue is notable for
its original woodwork and elegant central staircase.

Location. 32° 46.873′ N, 79° 56.666′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. Marker is on Ashley Avenue north of Bull Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Located between Bull and Bennett Streets. Marker is at or near this postal address: 113 Ashley Avenue, Charleston SC 29401, United States of America.

Also see . . . 1. Paul Hamilton Hayne, Wikipedia entry. He lost all of his possessions — including his house and an extensive library — when Charleston was bombarded in 1862. In 1863, Hayne moved his family to Grovetown, Georgia.... (Submitted on December 21, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

2. Thomas Bennett, Jr. Thomas Bennett, Jr. (August 14, 1781 – January 30, 1865) was the 48th Governor of South Carolina from 1820 to 1822. (Submitted on June 19, 2012, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)

3. Adam Style. The Adam style (or Adamesque and "Style of the Brothers Adam") is an 18th century neoclassical style of interior design and architecture, as practiced by the three Adam brothers from Scotland; of

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